It鈥檚 the holiday season, and after a record number of people traveled for Thanksgiving, maybe you鈥檙e getting the itch to do the same in the coming weeks. If so (and you haven鈥檛 booked yet) get ready for some sticker shock.
The best chance to book for this time of year was several months ago. The next best time to book is right now. And that won鈥檛 change between now and the New Year.
In fact, it鈥檚 the most expensive time of year to fly, and it鈥檚 just not going to get cheaper until next year.
鈥淭here’s not going to be a ton of available seats left to choose from,鈥� said Katy Nastro, with the . 鈥淪o if you do see something, you should definitely jump on top of it as well.鈥�
Airlines are ready to charge you a premium because they know you鈥檙e willing to pay to get away.
鈥淗oping and wishing and praying that your winter holiday flight that you’ve been eyeing is going to just magically reduce in cost by 50% is sort of wishful thinking,鈥� Nastro said.
鈥淲e don’t want people to fall into that trap of waiting till the last minute.鈥�
That鈥檚 also the case whether you鈥檙e eyeing a flight home or you鈥檙e looking to go visit another country.
Around Thanksgiving, you can sometimes find really good deals on international flights because most Americans are flying domestically for that holiday. For everywhere else, it鈥檚 just another November weekend. That鈥檚 not the case over the next few weeks.
鈥淭he winter holidays and New Year’s happen everywhere, not just domestically,鈥� she said.
But if you do have to fly, and the price matters that much, she said having a little flexibility 鈥� both in when and where you travel 鈥� could bring you some savings.
鈥淭rying to base your travels on the holiday itself, leaving on Christmas Day and then coming back just before New Year’s Day, can oftentimes help save 15-20% specifically on flights,鈥� she said.
But being even more flexible 鈥� including a willingness to wait until the second week of January, might net you even better deals.
鈥淔light prices drop significantly, by at least 50%, if not more, right after about Jan. 8,鈥� Nastro said. 鈥淪o if you can extend your plans, be a little bit flexible in leaving later and extending it into early January to take advantage of some of your provided PTO, that really is the better strategy.鈥�
She said that鈥檚 not just the case for flights, but also hotels and other experiences.
鈥淚t’s such a low period for travel,鈥� she explained. 鈥淵ou’re also not going to have to navigate the millions of people that are going to be traveling over that period.”
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